On Sunday afternoon, Las Palmas and Athletic Club clash at the Estadio de Gran Canaria in a game that could be crucial in the race for the European spots in La Liga.
Las Palmas looking to kick-start their top-six bidThe Islander's surprise bid for a European spot in the Spanish top flight has suffered of late as Garcia Pimienta’s team has won just once in the last six outings in La Liga.
Las Palmas’ are still only five points behind sixth-place Real Betis in the race for European football for next season.
They have an inconsistent recent home record in La Liga, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six outings on home soil in the Spanish top-flight.
Their recent home matches in La Liga have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous seven outings.
Athletic Club recorded one win in four outingsA goalless draw against Barcelona last time out means that the Boys from Bilbao have now won just once in their previous four games in La Liga.
However, Athletic Club kept their fourth clean sheet in the last six games in the Spanish top flight.
Los Leones are fifth-place in the table, five points adrift of fourth-place Atletico Madrid in the fight for the last Champions League spot in La Liga.
Athletic’s recent away form has been poor. They are winless in their previous four away games in the Spanish top flight and have won just one of their last seven matches on their La Liga travels.
The visitor's main issue on their travels in La Liga has been a lack of goals, as they have scored just one goal in their last four matches on the road.
What am I backing?Neither team has been in any sort of form lately. I can see this game being even and low-scoring. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
